Technology & Pop Culture

Custom Background Images Now Live On Your Google Homepage

Posted by Bradley under Google, Technology

Google is rolling out a new feature today that allows you to upload or choose a custom background image in place of the generic, white Google homepage we’re all used to.

If you don’t see the link in the lower, left corner of google.com yet don’t fret, the feature will be rolled out over the next few days.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/freeze-frame.html
http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?answer=180720&hl=en

22 Minutes Of The Technology Behind Avatar = Geekgasm

Posted by Bradley under Movies, Personal

Avatar revolutionized the world of digital, 3D filmmaking.

Many of the groundbreaking technologies that went into the production were created by James Cameron and his visual effects team specifically for Avatar.

If you are into making movies or just curious about how they are made grab a seat and some popcorn and check out this 22 minute behind the scenes featurette courtesy of Yahoo! Movies.

Who needs the Blu-ray special features?!

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809804784/video/17711648

Google Nexus One Unboxing

Posted by Bradley under Android, Personal, Technology

Today I welcomed a package from Google!

The Nexus One Superphone.

Here’s how it went down…

http://www.google.com/phone/

Tags: Android, Google, HTC, Nexus One, Unboxing

1986 Worlds Of Fun Theme Park Map Takes Me Back

Posted by Bradley under Kansas City, Personal

Remember when admission to Worlds of Fun was $14.95 and such awesomeness as the AMC Incred-O-Dome Theatre, Omegatron and the Wobble Wheel still existed?

Theme Park Maps has a great collection of propaganda from the park’s 1980‘s heyday.

Maps and brochures from most theme parks across the US are also available if you care not to recall the teenage horror of centrifugally-vomiting inside the Finish Fling.

http://www.themeparkbrochures.net/maps/1989/wof1989.html
http://www.themeparkbrochures.net/1986/wof1986_2.html

http://www.themeparkbrochures.net/main.html

[IMG via themeparkbrochures.net]

Tags: 1989, AMC Incred-O-Dome Theatre, Kansas City, Map, Omegatron, Retro, Theme Park, Wobble Wheel, Worlds Of Fun

Blatant Mockery Productions Present: “GLOW” (NSFW)

Posted by Bradley under Movies, Personal

Blatant Mockery‘s latest production entitled “GLOW” is online!

It was our entry into the 2009 Wild West Film Fest Scare Factor.

Special thanks to everybody who helped make this movie a reality this year.  I couldn’t have done it without you!

CONTENT WARNING: Not safe for work!

http://indigenouswino.com/GLOW.html

Tags: 2009, Blatant Mockery, GLOW, Indigenous Wino, NSFW, Scare Factor, Scary Movie

A 90 Second Look At The Fringe Season Two Premiere Tomorrow On Fox!

Posted by Bradley under Television

Fringe Season 2 premieres tomorrow at 8 PM CST on FOX!

Here’s a 90 second sneak peak:

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1246632047259&ref=mf

Tags: 90 Seconds, FOX, Fringe, Season 2, Sneak Peak

Google’s Unexplained UFO Theme Continues With Latest Doodle

Posted by Bradley under et al.

Stay with me now…

Google‘s Doodle ten days ago was the image below and linked to a Google search of “unexplained phenomena“:

Today, September 15th, it’s this image with a link to a Google search of “crop circles“:

Follow @google on Twitter and you can keep up with Google’s official tweets that correspond to the Doodles — cryptic messages that offer clues.

Ten days ago it was a code that spelled out “All your O are belong to us” a reference to the popular Japanese video game meme of Zero Wing.

This time it’s a list of GPS coordinates that link you to here.

The small town of Woking, Surrey in the UK.

First the O now the L.

Could this be the making of the first Google Alternate Reality Game?

Cloverfield?

JJ?

The next scheduled letter abduction is September 25th.

What is Google up to?

http://www.google.com/

[IMGS via google.com]

Tags: Crop Circles, Doodle, Google, September 10, September 25, Surrey, UFO, UK, Unexplained Phenomena, Woking

Where The Wild Things Are Trailer #2 Is Beautiful In Every Way

Posted by Bradley under Movies

There are no words that can describe what you are about to see…

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808412037/video/14932815

October 16, 2009.

Tags: Theatrical Trailer, Trailer #2, Where The Wild Things Are

Windows 7 Surfaces On TechNet! Download Ahoy!

Posted by Bradley under BREAKING, Technology

Windows 7 RTM has shown up on Microsoft TechNet.

Go get it if you have a TechNet subscription!

http://technet.microsoft.com/

Tags: Download, Microsoft, RTM, TechNet, Windows 7

Windows 7 RTM Available On TechNet At 10 AM PST

Posted by Bradley under Technology, et al.

According to a chat I just had with a Microsoft TechNet Online Concierge the Windows 7 RTM download will be available at 10 AM PST or shortly thereafter.

Windows 7 RTM will be availble in the morning (PST time) of Aug 6th.

And

It is around 10 AM (PST time)

There you have it.

Now get to downloading.

Tags: August 6, Download, RTM, TechNet, Windows 7